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City of South Bend <br />Common Council <br />441 County-City Building ● 227 W. Jefferson Blvd <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />(574) 235-9321 <br />Fax (574) 235-9173 <br />TDD (574) 235-5567 <br />http://www.southbendin.gov <br />April 6, 2022 <br /> <br />South Bend Common Council <br />4th Floor, County-City Building <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />Re AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF SOUTH <br />BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 1, <br />DIVISION 2, SECTIONS 19-9, 19-18, 19-19, 19-20, 19-21 AND 19-22 <br />OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO MAKE TEXT <br />CHANGES <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Council Members: <br />Chapter 19 of the South Bend Municipal Code contains provisions whereby <br />the Board of Park Commissioners has exclusive jurisdiction and authority <br />regarding the removal of dead and diseased trees or portions thereof, which <br />constitute a menace to public safety and health wherever located within the <br />City. This authority is not limited to City-owned property or public rights- <br />of-way. Yet we continue to see trees and shrubs in our neighborhoods which <br />pose many different kinds of threats, both to public safety and to economic <br />development. The purpose of these amendments is to change the <br />discretionary authority of the Board to mandatory duties. The amendments <br />also set more specific and mandatory time limits for notices to landowners <br />and for remediation of the conditions. <br /> <br />We hope that these amendments result in safer, more attractive <br />neighborhoods which, in turn, will spur economic development. <br /> <br />We ask that this ordinance be given first reading on Monday, April 11, 2022, <br />and assigned to the PARC and Residential Neighborhoods, jointly, for <br />further proceedings. <br /> <br />Thank you for your consideration. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Sharon L. McBride <br />President <br />Sheila Niezgodski <br />Vice-President <br />Canneth Lee <br />Chairperson, Committee <br />of the Whole <br />Canneth Lee <br />First District <br />Henry Davis, Jr. <br />Second District <br />Sharon L. McBride <br />Third District <br />Troy Warner <br />Fourth District <br />Eli Wax <br />Fifth District <br />Sheila Niezgodski <br />Sixth District <br />Karen L. White <br />At Large <br />Rachel Tomas Morgan <br />At Large <br />Lori K. Hamann <br />At Large